Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23642, Benjamin Freeman, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Freeman, Benjamin
NUMBER
S 23642
CONTENTS
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Transferred to Pittsburg June 20
1833
See No 11.466
with mt in 63
Pittsburg Pennsylvania 11.437
Benjamin Freeman
of Fayette Co. in the State of Penn a who was a Pr t in the Company commanded by Captain Freeman of the Reg t commanded by Col Haddler in the New Jersey line for Troops -
1 Cr Private - $40.00
Inscribed on the Roll of - Pennsylvania at the rate of 40 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of May and sent to - 1833 Hon. J. Stewart, Uniontown Pa.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - 80.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep r " 20
$100.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. S. Sprague Clerk, Book 8 - Vol. 5 Page 19 -

M. R. MOSER REAL ESTATE-INVESTMENTS FARMS AND CITY PROPERTY BOUGHT SOLD AND EXCHANGED MORTGAGE LOANS
Indianapolis, Ind. July, 7, 1923.
The Hon. Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir-:
Will you please give me the war record of Benjamin Freeman who served in Captain Nixon Troops Light Horse "Middlesex of New Jersey" He is given in the Official Report of New Jersey also would like if you have name of his Father or any name of his family or wife in connection with his enlistment or service or who received his pension. Also I wish record of Nathaniel Smith, Captain Cummings Company second Battalion Second Establishment also Militia. In New Jersey and Ohio Mrs. M. R. Moser Room 241 Indianapolis Ind. Devison Hotel

Declaration of Benjamin Freeman a revolutionary soldier
April
19 th 1840.-
Thos. A. Leavitt Wintonon Pa

The Revered John Phillips and Andrew Stewart of Union Town Fayette County Pennsylvania do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Freeman who has sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age - that he is reputed to be  to be believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been as a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
John Phillips
Andrew Stewart
Sworn & subscribed in open Court the 13th March 1833 H W Berson Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department that Benjamin Freeman who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration was a revolutionary soldier & that appears to them that John Phillips who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman resident in Union Town Fayette County Penn a & that Andrew Stewart who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and a credible person & that his statement is entitled to credit.
Fayette County, Penn a ss. I Henry W Berson Premonitory of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Freeman for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the said Court this 13th day of March 1833.
Henry W Berson Clerk

Fayette County Pa. Pennsylvania 3/15/33
On the 13th day of March A.D. 1833 Personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Fayette State of Pennsylvania now sitting Benjamin Freeman a resident of Union Town in the County and State aforesaid aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act "to confer the benefits of the act for the relief of the poor" passed the fourth day of June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he was born in Middlesex County in the State of New Jersey on the twenty fifth of November 1769 and continued to reside there till the 16th of October 1795. That the last of February 1777 he went into the service as a drafted Militia man under Capt. Matthew Freeman a relative of his & Major Samuel Parker for one month which he served out in guarding the Jersey shores against the incursions of the enemy then hovering on these shores having possession of New York he next served in the same way for one month in May 1777 under Capt. Richard Skinner Col. Jacques Genl. Dickerson commanding. The next town he served one month in July under Capt. Robert Ropes & Col. Hadden in guarding the Jersey shore as first above mentioned - he next served a month under Capt. Matthew Freeman in October of the same year - The next month under Capt. Richard Skinner & Col. Muench Dunn in April 1778. The next month he served in June of the same year under Capt. David Freeze & Col. Webster he afterwards served five times every alternate month under Captains Robert Ropes Freeman and Skinner two under Ropes two under Freeman & one under Skinner commanded part of the time by Genl. Nathaniel Heard - making in all twelve months the most part of the time he was employed in guarding the shores against the incursions of the enemy with whom they had

frequent skirmishes Capt Skinner was killed also Capt Nathl Rand also also Capt John Paine and many others he march where the British evacuated Philadelphia & went to New-York to Princeton and to Bordentown to Allen Town & was stationed near Monmouth at the time of the battle though he was not in the battle not being in striking distance being near five miles distant - he never received any written discharge nor has he any documentary evidence nor living witnesses that he knows of to prove his services. That the Reverend John Philips & the Honble Andrew Stewart will certify to his character V6
he hereby relinquishes any pension or annuity whatsoever except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State To the interrogatories of the Department
he answers as follows
 1 He was born in Middlesex County New Jersey 25 th November 1759  2 He has a record of his age  3 He lived in Middlesex County New Jersey till the 16 th of October 1795 when he removed to Fayette County Penn a where he has resided ever since  4 as a drafted Militia man  5 among the general officers was General Dickerson General Lourd the postulation of his service as herein before set forth  6 He never received any written discharge  7 The Rev d Phil d Philips and the Honble Andrew Stewart of Union Town Penn a will certify to his reputation &c as required. 
Benja Freeman
Sworn & subscribed in open Court the 13 th March 1833
H. H. Besson G. H. G.

aw S. 23642
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 192_____
In reply to your request of _____, for the history of Benjamin Freeman , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from the soldier's claim for pension.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb 1777 Served at Private Matthew Freeman Jaque N.J.   various times Richard Skinner Hadden   until summer Robert Ross Michael Dunn   of 1778 David Frazier Webster   all 1 yr.  
Battles engaged in, Several skirmishes Residence of soldier at enlistment, Middletown Co. N.J. Date of application for pension, March 13-1833. He was at Residence at date of application, Uniontown, Fayette Co. Pa. Age at date of application, Nov 25-1759 in Middletown Co. N.J.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Freeman, Ball GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5789 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Nov. 2, 1791 to Jonathan Tuttle
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.